Desecheo DXpedition update
February 23, 2009 1530Z

Yesterday was a fairly easy day for the K5D team. 
No resupply boats, no water, gas or food to carry on our backs from the landing cove, no antenna work to do... just work the pileups. 

We have begun to modify the radio schedule to try to pick up those areas of the world that have been obscured by the huge pileups from the population centers of NA, JA and EU.

Also, as we approach the end of the operation, plans are being set for an orderly departure. By the terms of our SUP (Special Use Permit) we must vacate the island no later than the 26th. 

Our current plan is to begin removing equipment and infrastructure on Wednesday afternoon the 25th. The last night (Wednesday) we will have have three stations QRV, emphasing 80m, 40m and 30m.  Departure will resume at sunrise on the 26th.

The team is in good spirits and feel very good about what has been accomlplished from this #6 "most needed" entity.

We are now confident of over 100,000 QSOs